No one knows why yet.. some really wacky theories out there.. strange statements, personal reasons ect ect. More info in the link. If this is true, this is the worst gaming news of the last 5 years for me. I must have spent around 350+ hours of my life in the stalker universe. My favorite game series of all time.

The owner of the company stated that GSC was closed down for "personal reasons". Whatever, sell the IP to 4Agames, who were partly responsible for the first STALKER game. Hopefully the former GSC employees land a job with 4A.